Awful weather - typical Brits talk

YoungBlueEyes

I’ve decided my little seedlings are big enough to pot on now, they’ve had long enough and just need to try harder. 

Himself is clearing out his wardrobe. A lot of his clothes …don’t meet in the middle any more…. so they’re going to charity. 

If you’re ever missing your cat Arb I can supply a replacement - it’s a bit glarey though - 

Looks like it could just leap right off the fence and take your face off. 

Aye that thumb story, I couldn’t work out the mechanics of it either. Well the only way it must have happened isn’t what the bbc said

pink_poppy

Phew, I’m roasting 🥵

I’ve just filled 5 bags with 10cm compost - 3 chitted potatoes In each one and then covered with another 10-15cm of compost. This is what the YouTube video said, so that’s what I did 😂 I’ve added some BFB and gave them a good watering, apart from the 5th bag that’s still uncovered. That one is for the huge baking potato I found today. I decided to cut it into 3, but then read that you’re not supposed to plant them until the cut bit scabs/scars to prevent disease. I’ll give it a couple of days and then cover with compost. I did dip each cut bit of potato into some wood/peat ash as I read that was beneficial - we shall see 😂

I’m hoping that the bags I’ve recycled are going to be okay - I made plenty of holes in the bottom of each one with a Phillips screwdriver, but can always add more if I need to.

Voila!!...

ArbitraryRandom

Looks good to me - but when you're actually planting that potato you cut, you're supposed to put the eyes pointing upwards. No idea what difference it makes, but it seem to be something everyone agrees on  

Farway

-taff said:

Arb, she;s gorgeous and what an expression!

Farway, thanks, it's going to take an hour and half to get there normally, so two it is....

Agree, cat is lovely, unless you're a slow worm it seems.

I bet if you allow extra time you'll get clear run and arrive early , but never mind, there's a good GC in the village, with yummy café https://fairweathers.co.uk/https://fairweathers.co.uk/

YoungBlueEyes said:

I’ve decided my little seedlings are big enough to pot on now, they’ve had long enough and just need to try harder. 

Himself is clearing out his wardrobe. A lot of his clothes …don’t meet in the middle any more…. so they’re going to charity. 

I think seedlings are "sticking" these days due to the poor peat free carp we have to use, my guess is all the nutrients wash out at the first watering.

Clothes shrink with age, mine have done the same

Had update from T & M ref tree, they wanted photos, duly sent off and have got robot reply, so now waiting for human response

pink_poppy

Thanks, AR, they're just that way up until the cut edges dry out, then I'll turn them over so that the eyes are facing up before I cover them with more compost. I'm glad you think the bags look good - it took me ages haha  

LessImpecunious

ArbitraryRandom said:

pink_poppy said:

After reading Less & AR's posts, I clearly have a lot to learn about growing potatoes... Mine are still chitting away upstairs.

Please don't assume I know more than (or even as much as) you - I'm one of those people that, when I have no idea at all what I'm doing, I overcompensate by trying to do everything I read  

Me neither/too!

My rationale was that I had (here and on another forum) quoted the thing about indeterminate potatoes growing in ever-increasing layers being a myth (based on what I felt were the more reliable sources) without having actually tested it myself...

Apologies to everyone who doesn't enjoy seeing lots of pics of bags, bins, etc with (mostly) bare compost in - seems to have started a trend... I will try for a bee bum or something pretty next!

pink_poppy

I don’t mind seeing (& posting) bags and pots of compost - it’s a sign of things to come, hopefully 🤞 A pretty poppy from me - out this morning (minus bee bum)😉

-taff

Farway said:

-taff said:

Arb, she;s gorgeous and what an expression!

Farway, thanks, it's going to take an hour and half to get there normally, so two it is....

Agree, cat is lovely, unless you're a slow worm it seems.

I bet if you allow extra time you'll get clear run and arrive early , but never mind, there's a good GC in the village, with yummy café https://fairweathers.co.uk/https://fairweathers.co.uk/

You are a temptress....

YBL, is that the roaming terror?

pp, lovely yellow poppy

pink_poppy

Taff, I couldn’t decide if it was a yellow or orange poppy. I still don’t know 🤷‍♀️

pink_poppy

It’s a beautiful evening here, so I’ve just had a little wander around the garden...



Apparently there’s another possibility of seeing the Aurora tonight. Erm, not with my phone, there isn’t 😂